Water and Sun for Inspiration

I have a beautiful pale blue piece of silk that is sitting around waiting to be used. When I look at my fiber none of it really seems to match up. I think about that fabric now and again, but still no inspiration.

Being a water baby I spend a lot of time on the Rogue River with my dogs. During this gray time of year I tend to look for color in the rocks rather than the water, trees or sky. Yesterday however, the sky was a pale blue just like that material, and reflected off the surface of the green water. I snapped a few pictures and after some enhancement and photo editing, viola, a great color pallet! Now to gather the wool and get to crafting!

Spencer Creek Hike

We took a drive to Spencer Creek the other day, which is about 15 miles from our house. It's up in the mountains and as we arrived the sun began to peek out of the overcast skies. As the ground warmed the fragrance of the fresh spring water and saturated fertile ground filled the air. Flowing water cascaded over my heart as it did over the moss covered rocks. I was alive with joy in this beautiful place and peace enveloped me.

The dogs and I walked up the creek, climbing over lichen and moss covered logs and stepped cautiously on the rocks carpeted thickly in green. The water was clear and the colorful rocks in the creeks path glinted in sun. It was a glorious time!










This last photo of the lichen is an inspiration photo for an upcoming felted creation!